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Antelope Head crest mask

This antelope headdress consists of a hat-like woven part covered with black coloured barkcloth with fringes at the bottom. The upper part is covered with cowrie shells. An antelope head with vertical horns sits on top.

Data Provider
Museen Freiburg Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Bamana
Object type
Maske
Dimensions
Height: 645.0 mm
Material/Technique
Cowrie, Plant fibre, Bast, Colour pigments, Wood
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/2261
Related object(s)

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1900 - 1968
  • Change of legal title:
    Swap
    when
    25.07.1969
    who
    Speyer, Arthur - Former Possessors
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Africa (location/origin)
    Mali (location/origin)
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC0 1.0 DEED
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